Elijah Phillips, a Chicago-based creative, crafts cohesive brand worlds and campaigns through strategy, visual storytelling, and multi-platform design.
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Elijah Phillips, a Chicago-based creative, crafts cohesive brand worlds and campaigns through strategy, visual storytelling, and multi-platform design.
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Additional Work
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Art Direction, Photography, and Editor
Elijah Phillips
I started making environmental and self-portraits
as a way to notice the world around me and my place
in it. I wanted to celebrate and appreciate it, not
critique it. I’m fascinated by the little moments, the quirks,
and the colors of life around me, and through styling,
composition, and framing, I get to explore mood, story,
and self in playful ways. You can learn so much about
yourself and your environment, from how comfortable
you are with how you allow yourself to look, even in
remembrance that it is just a photo and you are a character
of the moment, essentially up for interpretation. It
allows you and others to tell you who they are by
assuming who you are, and then, you have the choice
to accept and assume the position of that role or
decline and change. Either way, it brings an opportunity
to look in the mirror and the choice of acceptance,
which is powerful. It’s my favorite form of therapy.
Every “Artpop” inspired photo becomes a memory
or character of my past that reveals something new
about the relationship between identity, perspective,
expression, or the lack thereof.
2023-2025
Photography & Editor
Elijah Phillips
Directed and shot a studio portrait series,
handling styling, composition, and post-production
to create a polished, cohesive, and editorial-ready
visual narrative.
2024
Content & Photography
Elijah Phillips
I concepted and created social content for a new
First Watch location to drive awareness and
customers. Shot, edited, and delivered photos
and videos optimized for Instagram and TikTok,
helping the restaurant increase foot traffic and
engagement during its opening weeks.
2024
Content & Photography
Elijah Phillips
Edited photography for a foodie influencer and
developed custom Lightroom presets that
were sold through her following. The project
required maintaining brand aesthetics, enhancing
visual appeal, and creating tools that allowed
consistent, shareable content for her audience.
2024